Street parties and more mark 80 years since VE Day

Street parties and more mark 80 years since VE Day

Street parties and other celebrations have been in full flow across the Isle of Wight.

80 Hidden WWII Heroes Honoured in Ancestry’s Southbank Street Party Installation - London Post

Today marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Ancestry, the global leader in family history recreated the iconic VE Day street party on London’s Southbank to commemorate 80 hidden heroes of World War II. Ancestry’s “Table of History,” is an immersive installation which pays tribute to the hidden heroes of WWII, whether that was on the battlefields, in factories, in the Air Raid Precautions or supporting local communities on the home front. The act…

Street parties, bellringing, and services across West Somerset to mark VE Day 80th

VE Day commemoration events were being held in communities across West Somerset as residents marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Harrogate all trimmed up as it celebrates VE Day

New artwork, installations and projections can now be seen around Harrogate as part of the town’s VE Day 80th anniversary commemorations.